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About 8% of Irans population are Sunni Muslims, the rest are Shi'a.
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What percent of Iran's culture is sunni and what percent is shiite?
90% shia and rest sunni.
Was the king of Iran a Sunni or Shia?
The Shah of Iran was nominally Shiite, but was known as an ardent secularist.
Was Iran first a sunni country?
YES. Prior to the Safavids in the 1500s, the majority of Iran was Sunni, even though the Shiite minority there was more plentiful than in many other parts of the Islamic World.
Is the official religion of Iran Sunni Islam or Shia Islam?
Official religion of Iran is Shiite Islam, specifically Twelver Shiite Islam with the Jaafari School of Fiqh (jurisprudence).
Are there more Sunni Muslims or Shiite Muslims?
There are more Sunni Muslims than Shiite Muslims. Shiite Muslims represent about 15% of the global Islamic community whereas Sunni Muslims represent 85%. The numbers of the other sects are negligible.
Is Iran mainly Shiite?
Yes, 90% of the population is Shiite.9% associate themselves with the Sunni and Sufi branches of Islam.The remaining 0.9% associate themselves with non-Islamic religious minorities, including Baha'is, Mandeans, Yarsanis, Zoroastrians, Jews, and Christians.
Which dynasty made Persia present-day Iran a Shiite state?
The Safavid Empire made Persia into a predominantly Shiite-State by aggressively repressing Sunni Islam.
Is Persia more Sunni or more Shiite?
more shiya.about 95percent
Is Gadafi a Sunni or Shiite?
he was Sunni.
What is the Holy book of Shi'a Muslims in Iran?
The Qur'an. The distinction between Sunni and Shiite does not change what the holy book of Islam is.
Did the 1979 revolution in Iran bring radical Sunni Muslim fundamentalists to power?
NOT EXACTLY. The Islamic Revolution of 1979 in Iran put SHIITE Muslim Fundamentalists in power.
Was sadam huusein shiite or sunni?
sunni
